Conservatives topped Liberals in fundraising for second year in a row in 2017: annual report

By Laura RyckewaertJul. 9, 2018

The Conservatives brought in $18,846,568 in donations last year, while the Liberals reported a total of $13,898,557 in donations. The NDP has yet to file its annual return for 2017.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party lagged behind the Conservative Party, led by Andrew Scheer, in fundraising for the second year in a row in 2017. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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For the second year in a row, the Conservative Party topped the governing Liberals in fundraising in 2017, raking in roughly $4.9-million more in donations, as detailed in the partiesâ€™ published annual financial returns released last week. Overall, the Conservatives led the pack in 2017 with roughly $18.8-million in donations from 94,786 individuals, while the Liberals brought in about $13.9-million in donations from 64,444 people. Thatâ€™s $4,948,011 more in donations for the Conservatives, from 30,342 more people. The

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